A Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center whistleblower urged President Barack Obama to appoint a new independent watchdog for the VA during the president's visit to La Crosse Thursday. About two dozen people greeted President Obama at the La Crosse airport. Among them was former Tomah VA employee and whistleblower Ryan...

Five years ago Sunday, Wisconsin’s indoor smoking ban went into effect. It bans smoking in all enclosed workplaces in the state, including all bars, restaurants, lodging establishments, and private clubs. It’s hard to imagine that only five years ago restaurants had smoking and non-smoking sections and that the expectation was...

Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of Wisconsin's indoor smoking ban. Advocacy groups and health experts say the law continues to protect workers and customers from the dangers of secondhand smoke. "As is the case across the country, there is a movement, and continues to be a movement, to get secondhand...

Scott Walker spokeswoman Laurel Patrick says that the governor "plans to work with legislative leaders to make changes" to restrictions on open records access that GOP lawmakers proposed in a surprise budget motion Thursday evening.

Republican state lawmakers on the Legislature's budget committee have approved a plan that would cut nearly $500 million from Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial transportation budget, with no increases in taxes or fees to bring in more revenue.

Gov. Scott Walker will formally announce his campaign for president on July 13 in Waukesha. While Walker had already indicated roughly when he would announce his presidential campaign, he had not yet hinted at where he would announce. Multiple published reports citing sources in the Walker campaign now say the...

In a speech at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's campus on Thursday, President Barack Obama largely focused on what he called "middle-class economics," pushing for changes to overtime rules, teacher pay and sick leave.

Republicans on the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee unveiled surprise changes to the state budget in a committee meeting Thursday, including the addition of a plan to curb access to a range of public information, from lawmakers’ emails to drafts of legislation.

Is the country ready for President Walker? Thursday morning Governor Scott Walker took a big step towards officially running for president, filing his paperwork with the Federal Election Committee. His aides said he will announce his intentions publicly on July 13th in Waukesha. He is among the last of the...

The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission renewed Police Chief Edward Flynn's contract at a time when some community members are calling for more action from Flynn to stop the high rate of homicides in the city.